The Haunted Mansion: Why it has been a Beloved Classic for over 50 Years
I've always loved Halloween Season. Not as much of the dressing up part as much as just getting candy and the aura of skeletons and pumpkins and other scary touches. Ghosts are fun too. Especially ghosts that run a haunted house. A ghost host, if you will. You know where you have a ghost host? The Haunted Mansion, a staple at Disneyland since 1969 and at Walt Disney World since 1971. I love The Haunted Mansion. Whenever you hear the name Haunted Mansion, chances are good you think of the ride and not the bad movie with Eddie Murphy. I'm guessing that if you have been to any Disney park, you have been on the Haunted Mansion. It's pretty hard to miss, with the size of the attraction and the amount of websites telling you that it is a Disney classic attraction. And they're right. It is a Disney classic attraction. But why? What's the love affair with a simple ride that tours you through a haunted house? Well, that's what I'm going to get to the bottom o...